DURBANVILLE headquartered private school venture Curro Holdings – which is controlled by PSG Group – is giving new meaning to the phrases “earning by learning.”Curro pushed revenue up 24% to R82m in the half-year to end June, while profits rose 27% to R259m.

The City of Cape Town has so far laid more than 650,000m of fibre-optic cable that has created a very high-capacity Metro Area Network. This has in turn helped to connect 240 City buildings and 50 Western Cape Government buildings.

H B Systems – as Siemens Solution Partner for Automation Systems and Drive Technology – has been appointed as agent for its range of entry level variable speed drives, the SINAMICS V20 range. H B Systems carries stock of these drives at its premises in Somerset West.

Lourensford has reinforced its reputation for conservation of the beautiful natural environment of this well-known wine estate in Somerset West by investing in solar energy. More than R7m has been spent on the installation of a modern 500kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on the roof of the winery.